Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
KANSAS PLUMAGE.

for contempt.
A little boy had both his eyes put out by
the careless use of firecrackers at Fredonia
on the Fourth.
A wedding took place at Lawrence, the
bride and bridegroom both being over
eighty years of age.
According to the Sterling Bulletin, the
Consolidated Trunk line company will soon
establish station in Sterling.
A party of thirty-two young men have
organized company for the purpose Of es-
tablishing frst-class gymnasium in Par
SONS.
The first car on the first mile of street
line ever laid in the valley of the Republi-
can river, began operations at Clay Center,
recently.
A new Kansas town on the Rock Island
road is honored by the name of Romonai
after Helen Hunt Jackson's marvelously
beautiful story of that name.
A vein of coal of twenty four to forty
inches has been reached at depth of 120
feet at Whiting. town in Jackson county.
thirty miles west of Atchison.
Work is soon to be begun on the street
railway at Dodge City. The road will be
constructed by the Wichita Construction
and Supply company, under the supervis-
ion of ]. W. Hartzell.
A few days ago Newton merchant re-
ceived a letter from manufacturers of
counterfeit money in New York, asking
him to handle counterfeit bills and Offering
large supply at a great reduction in rates.
The city council of Parsons has passed
resolutions calling for an election to vote
on the question of issuing $4,000 in
bonds, bearing 5 per cent interest and due
in thirty years, for the purpose Of erecting
city hall.
An excheDge says that out CT the 1877
who have been graduated from the state
agricultural college at Manhattan since
1867, but seventeen are following farming
for an occupation, and several of that num-
Der combine other occupations with that of
farming.
A man, Kleusenman by name, while
assisting the yard man of the Fl. Scott &
Wichita at Fl. Scott, Monday evening re-
ceived severe injuries. He fell between
two cars, which upon coming together,
crushed his leg and inflicted other bodily
injuries.
A Topeka woman on the Fourth at
tempted to kill her son because she was in
formed he was about to marry woman Of
bad repute, and could not bear to see the
family disgraced. The son took the pistol
away from her and turned her over to the
sheriff.
The storm Saturday night was an
unusual severe one throughout the entire
state. Anthony was visited by small
cyclone, in many places, buildings were
struck by lightning, and many persons re-
ceived severe shocks, but as yet no one is
known to have been seriously hurt.
Many of the county candidates of Gar
den City, on the Fourth, placed boxes of
cigars labeled, Compliments of so,and so,
candidate for -" in show cases of
number of stores. Boys, tramps, every
body in general accepted the invitation
without, no doubt, taking a second look at
the label.
c. P. Daily has brought suit against
junction City for 81. 900 damages, growing
out of the seizure of beer case. Mr.
Daily had rented drug store and had
closed business and went to farming when
the Murray law went into effect. When
the city authorities broke into the place 1t
is alleged they left the door open, and it
remained so for one night, and that eleven
gallons of whisky, a gallon of gin and s.
600 cigars were stolen.